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Battle of the Atlantic
1.it would go on till the end of the war 2.German U-Boats were sinking unprotected U.S. and other Allies' merchant ships
3.The Allies also used a sonar system to detect German U-Boats -
Pearl Harbor
1.There were two full blown attacks 2.2,400 U.S. military and civilians lost their lives -
U.S declares war on japan
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Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
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Baltte of the coral sea
1.it was from may4th-8th 1942 2.the japense were taking of most of the pacifc 3.on may 1942 america and austraila stoped japen 4.japen won this battle,but us stoped the invasion -
Battle of midway
1.it was from june 4th to june 7th 2.japense code was incepted by us admiral 3.U.S. suprised attacked japense on the island of midway (pacfic ocean. -
Battle of Stalingrad
1.it ened in feb.2.1943 2.germans alomsot won. (almost took the city) 3.Germans violated nonaggression pact with Soviet Union and attacked
4.soviets lost 1,100,000 people -
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
1.largest land-sea-air battle in history 2.150,000 Allied troops invaded
3. September 1944, France was freed from
Nazi control -
Yelta conference
1.took place thourgh february 2.Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met in yelta to discuss post worl war 2 3.united nations formed -
Iwo Jima
1.it was to march 26 1945 2.pacific island, it was critical that the U.S wins 3.27,00 japenese held Iwo Jima 26,800 japense troops died 4.6,000 u.s marines dies -
battle of okinawa
1.it was till june 22,1945 2.japens last defensive stornghold
3.japens used 1,900 kamikaze attacks
4.110,000 japanese dies
5.7,600-12,500 U.S TROOPS DIED,(US WINS) -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt passes away
1.he died on his 4th term 2.america went though major grieving 3.The vice president takes the role as president -
The end of Hitler
1.Hittler and his wife Eva broaun commit suicide 2.bodies burned 3.Cover of Time magazine May 7, 1945 -
V-E Day
1.general eisenhower surrendered by the 3rd reich 2.V-E day = Victory in Europe day
1st part of the war over -
Potsdam
1.Truman, (Churchill and then Clement Atlee) and Stalin met in Potsdam, Germany
2.they drew up a blueprint to disarm germay regime 3.Divided Germany 4 sections (occupied by France, Britain, U.S. and Soviet Union) -
Manhattan project
Hiroshima
''little boy'''
in 43 secs, the city collapsed to dust
nagasaki
aug,9 1945 ''fat man' leaveled half of the city
200,00 japense died to the 2 atomic bombs -
V-J Day
1,japan offers unconditional surrender
september 2,1945: V-J Day victory in japen day (Formal surrender) -
Nuremberg Trials
1.12 of the defendants were sentenced to deatlh 2.Over 23 nations tried Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg, Germany -
Battle of the Bulge
1.It ened in January 25, 1945 2.germanys tanks broke though american lines 3.it was a very brutal war most extensive in u.s history -
U.S occupation of japen
1.US started ocuupation of japen in 1945
2.7 of 28 learders were found guity and sentenced to dealth inclueding tojo
3.U.S. occupied Japan for 6year under the direction of General Douglas MacArthur
